Louis Vuitton 100 Legendary Trunks Book

Before the standardization of travel limitations due to luggage, trunks were the mainstay for the globe-trotting elite. For a brand with a storied legacy such as Louis Vuitton, they’re trunks of the past have played an integral part in the safe travel of personal belongings along with matching stories. An upcoming book release slated for October, 2010 will feature over 800 photographs documenting some of the fashion house’s most iconic and often custom pieces, each possessing a rich visual and cultural history. via Hypebeast

Louis Vuitton Labels Key Rings

With its timeless design, Louis Vuitton’s Labels Key Ring is an elegant key holder. Its design was inspired by the hotel and cruise ship luggage stickers collected by Gaston-Louis Vuitton way back when. Whilst the Label has three different designs the same format is retained i.e. the Louis Vuitton signature, LV monogram and store addresses. In crafting this key ring, the natural cowhide leather label undergoes an exclusive LV process of printing which is serigraphy on leather.

The latest colourways at Louis Vuitton are: Rusty, Burgundy and Monogram at $200 each retail.

VIDEO: Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture Book

Previously on QWE Blog: Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture Book

Video: Kanye West for Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton - Men’s Fall/Winter 2009 Luggage/Bags Collection

The Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2009 Bags Collection has just been revealed by Vuitton Studio Director Paul Helbers who states that this season’s collection was inspired by “the traveling wardrobe of an African king”. Various pieces of the collection include Louis Vuitton’s Monogram Hexagone, Monogram Revelation, Monogram Escapade, and Monogram Macassar in a number of different styles and executions. Visit your local Louis Vuitton store soon to pick up your favorite piece from the collection.

Takashi Murakami X Louis Vuitton - Superflat First Love Anime

Six years ago, a little Japanese girl named Aya was swallowed up by a giant multicolored panda, Geant, and teleported into Louis Vuitton’s Multicolore Monogram world. Six years later in 2009, Takashi Murakami had come up with a sequel, Superflat First Love, for the first animation, Superflat Monogram, with Louis Vuitton to celebrate the launch of small leather goods in Monogram Multicolore.

In this animation filled with Murakami’s signature splashes of adorable animated characters and generous splashes of energetic pop colors, little Aya is all grown up and now a 14 year-old middle school girl. Aya passes by Louis Vuitton store in Omotesando once again, and chances upon Petit Panda, Panda Geant’s child. This time, she is transported back in time to 1897 and meets the 14 year-old Parisian boy, Gaston Louis Vuitton at the Louis Vuitton workshop. Whether this love at first sight turns into something more, you would have to watch the video to find out. - Words by Emily of Freshness

Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture Book

A powerful entity in the world of fashion, Louis Vuitton’s reach over the years has extended much beyond its humble beginnings as a luggage brand. In its latest book release, LV’s unparalleled reach over numerous facets of society and design are outlined in its self-titled book, Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture. The book’s contents delve into the brand’s history and association with numerous personalities from the world of art, architecture, design, photography and fashion. A cornerstone of creativity, the Louis Vuitton book features 400 pages filled stunning imagery and will be available in three languages, English, French and Italian. A special deluxe version will release on September 1st, 2009 at LouisVuitton.com and at Louis Vuitton stores and features artwork by Takashi Murakami. The book is priced at $130 USD. Via Hypebeast

Louis Vuitton /underground/ - Tokyo

Louis Vuitton recently opened their new temporary /underground/ store in Tokyo. The store is completely different in terms of interior than other Vuitton spaces and takes a more raw and industrial approach. Overall a very interesting concept and new route for the French luxury goods company.

LV's & Autotune 2 Mixtape- Kanye West

This is a collection of recent Kanye appearances. Most of which have appeared on the QWE blog before. It's still nice to have them all in one place!

Download the Mixtape HERE.

01 Diamonds
02 Poke Her Face (Feat. Kid Cudi, Common, Lady Gaga)
03 We Fight, We Love (Feat. Q-Tip, Consequence)
04 Maybach Music 2 (Feat. Rick Ross, T-Pain, Lil Wayne)
05 Flight School (Feat. T-Pain, GLC)
06 Amazing (Remix) (Feat. The Dream, Jeezy, C. Milian)
07 Imma Be Iight (Feat. Lil Wayne, Joe Young)
08 Doing Girls Wrong
09 Knock You Down (Feat. Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo)
10 Walking On The Moon (Feat. The Dream)
11 Go Hard (Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne, Jay-Z)
12 I’m The Shit (Remix)
13 Oprah Story
14 Kinda Like A Big Deal (Feat. Clipse)
15 Ego (Remix) (Feat. Beyonce)

Via The Smoking Section

Louis Vuitton’s new $265,000 Tambour Mystérieuse timepiece

Though they often keep it on the low, many luxury watchmakers don't produce their own movements, which are costly, labor-intensive, and complex to make. So when a brand brings its manufacture in-house, as Louis Vuitton has now done, it's serious business—and, as in the case of the new Tambour Mystérieuse, worthy of celebration. Vuitton's first foray into full manufacturing—conception to construction—features a dazzling movement that seems to float inside the bezel, an effect accomplished by mounting it on sapphire crystal disks. If that feat of levitation isn't flashy enough, the Mystérieuse—available as a manual or automatic—is also fully customizable down to the metal and stones on the case. All that (and the miniature LV trunk it comes in) goes a long way toward explaining the $265,000 price tag. Since each takes about a year to craft, by the time yours is ready, you may even be able to afford it.via men.style.com

Kanye West X LV sneakers

New leaks of Kanye West’s upcoming collection with Louis Vuitton are seen here as the previously shown styles are in new colorways. The Velcro’d up mid is seen with ankle and mid-foot straps with tassel’d laces. The Velcro-joints also share the thick cushioned heel. Available starting June of 2009. via Hypebeast

THIS IS DOPE!

This Louis Vuitton Monogram "Soccer" Bag is complete with the soccer ball hexagon stitching.

Kanye West X LV - "Louis Vuitton Dons" sneaker

Last evening Nice Kicks posted a solid red color way of the new Louis Vuitton Dons designed by the self proclaimed Louis Vuitton Don himself, Kanye West. The shoes were featured in a fashion show on the feet of the runway models, but Mr. West took a quick pick with all four colorways of the upcoming sneaker. Besides the solid red, the Louis Vuitton Dons were made in all white, beige with a black sole, and solid black.

Though the uppers of the shoes are monochromatic, a mixture of materials are anything but monotonous. Kanye opted for a mixture of rich leather, suede, and patent leather on the upper of the Louis Vuitton Dons. No release information or pricing has been made available at this point, but from checking eLuxury, prices for comparable sneakers start in the $600 range. I would assume these would be higher.

FIRST LOOK: Kanye West's New LV Shoe Design

Via Kanye West's Blog
Previously: Kanye West confirms LV shoe
More Previously: Loui Vuitton Don has a new sole

Louis Vuitton to Celebrate the Launch of the Stephen Sprouse Collection

To celebrate the launch of Louis Vuitton’s Stephen Sprouse collection, Louis Vuitton will be doing several things which includes redecorating New York’s SoHo Louis Vuitton store, releasing a series of limited edition items as well as hosting cocktail parties at their flagship store. More: Via Hype Beast

Kanye West Confirms LV shoe

In a recent snippet from TMZ, Kanye West reveals that those white kicks he’s been wearing as of late will be his own forthcoming design from Louis Vuitton. According to the Louis Vuitton Don himself, the white tonal joints will see a release in June 2009. Check it out!

Previously: Loui Vuitton Don has a new sole

11 The Game for Louis Vuitton Foosball Table

This may be the best way to jump from college to the pros in foosball.

Today I discovered an interesting treatment of the 11 table for Louis Vuitton on selectism Blog. The Vuitton treatment is subtle with handles wrapped in Vuitton’s signature leather and each silver chromed player engraved with the Vuitton pattern.

Sean Connery for Louis Vuitton Ad Campaign

In the latest of their celebrity infused ad’s, French fashion house Louis Vuitton look to the original James Bond for a classic, cool looking ad campaign. Having showcased the likes of Keith Richards and the duo of Francis Ford Coppola with his directing daughter Sofia, Mr. Connery was a natural choice that had been on their list for some time. The shot was taken near his residence in the Bahamas.

Source: WWD & Hypebeast.

Louis Vuitton Shoot for Japan Vogue

A futuristic shoot for Louis Vuitton in the Japan Vogue.

Photography : Daniel Sannwald.

Art direction : Gary Card and Daniel Sannwald.


Stylist : Shun Watanabe.

Model : Brett Lloyd.

More images found on Kanye's Blog.

Comme des Garcons x Louis Vuitton Pop-up Store Opens

September 3rd, 2008 marked the opening of the highly anticipated Comme des Garcons x Louis Vuitton Pop-up Store in Tokyo, Japan where Japanese fashion editors and local celebrities were the first to purchase Rei Kawakubo’s designs for Louis Vuitton. The new Pop-up shop is situated in the fashion district of Aoyama and according to WWD, the interiors are true to Comme des Garçons’ spare aesthetic, with gray concrete walls and an exposed metal staircase. Steel boxes coated in LV-logo gold flock are mounted on the walls of the lower level. Prices range from 78,750 YEN to 194,250 YEN depending on the item. The store will be open to the public on September 4th, 2008 and will be around for three months. via Hypebeast
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